The High Five: this week’s tendencies have a candy tooth

A celeb child on the way in which, a sidelined NBA participant, and ice cream for dessert: right here’s a take a look at the week’s top-searched tendencies, with information from the Google News Lab.

Sing us a lullaby, you’re the Piano Man

Search curiosity in “Billy Joel age” went up practically 8,000 p.c this week after it was introduced that the 68-year-old musician and his spouse Alexis predict a baby. Age was high of thoughts within the different searches as nicely: folks requested “How outdated is Billy Joel’s spouse?” and “How outdated is Billy Joel’s daughter?” in addition to “How many youngsters does Billy Joel have?”

I scream, you scream, all of us seek for the Museum of Ice Cream

After it it was reported that sprinkles from San Francisco’s Museum of Ice Cream (the interactive, social media-friendly artwork set up that’s already swept Los Angeles) have been discovered throughout town, search curiosity in “Museum of Ice Cream” rose practically 5,00 p.c. People are looking for the news: “How a lot are Museum of Ice Cream tickets?” “Who created the Museum of Ice Cream?” and “How to start out one thing just like the Museum of Ice Cream?” (Apparently it takes lots of sprinkles.) And whereas we’re dispensing the ice cream tendencies … the top-searched sorts of ice cream this week had been “rolled ice cream,” “mochi ice cream,” and “vegan ice cream.”

NBA season suggestions off

After Boston Celtics ahead Gordon Hayward fell to the ground with a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle on Wednesday (the primary night time of the NBA season), folks searched: “How lengthy will Gordon Hayward be out?” “How lengthy does a fractured ankle take to heal?” and “How lengthy is Gordon Hayward’s contract with the Celtics?” After the harm, search curiosity in Gordon Hayward shot up practically 52,000 p.c—making him probably the most searched NBA participant on opening night time (adopted by LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry).

Let them eat (10-foot) cake

Rapper Gucci Mane had an extravagant wedding ceremony this week, and the spotlight was a 10-foot-tall $75,000 cake, prompting folks to look: “How a lot was Gucci Mane’s wedding ceremony?” “Where was Gucci Mane’s wedding ceremony?” and “Who was at Gucci Mane’s wedding ceremony?” (Hopefully sufficient folks to eat all that cake.) While the decadent dessert could have raised questions concerning the rapper’s fortune, curiosity in “Gucci Mane wedding ceremony” was searched 2.5 instances greater than “Gucci Mane web value.”

I’m feeling spooky

In the weeks main as much as Halloween, some have existential questions concerning the vacation (the highest searched query was ”Why do folks put on costumes for Halloween?”), whereas others are targeted on discovering the proper costume: “What ought to I be for Halloween?” “How to make a Halloween costume?” and “What is the preferred Halloween costume?” We’ve received the final query coated—Google’s Frightgeist can let you know what folks across the nation or in your personal hometown are looking for this Halloween.